-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/18/07 23:59, Hal Vaughan wrote: > On Saturday 18 August 2007, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 08/18/07 20:35, Hal Vaughan wrote: >>> On Saturday 18 August 2007, Ron Johnson wrote: >>>> On 08/18/07 19:39, Hal Vaughan wrote: >>>>> Has anyone built a RAID out of USB drives? I'm considering it >>>>> but I'd rather hear from others who may have done the same thing >>>>> first. I can see several possible problems. Last time I was >>>>> working with USG devices, if I unplugged the drives and did not >>>>> plug them in using the same order /dev/sda could become /dev/sdb, >>>>> so I could see that as an issue, for starters. >>>>> >>>>> If anyone has experience with this, I'd like to hear about it and >>>>> if it's a good or bad idea. >>>> What's the problem that you are trying to solve? >>> At this point I'm exploring several possibilities. >> Possible whats? Drinking games? Strip clubs? > > Are there any lists you're on where you haven't brought up naked women > out of context? :-?
For a libertarian, you sure have forgotten that there's more in this world than just women taking their clothes off for me. Shame on you. Now go see Molly Yard for a multicultural sensitivity training class! > Possibilities of using USB drives instead of internal drives for a RAID. > It would provide something close to hotplug and also > >> Yes, I'm being snide, but that's because you didn't answer my >> question. >> >> Are you trying to solve a portability problem using high-capacity >> external drives, or a speed problem with USB thumb drives? > > There's several reasons I'm looking into it. I suspect one issue with > the box I've been using could be circulation, which I could solve with > separate drive enclosures. It would make drive swapping easier and it > could also make it portable. I don't know what else, which is why I > asked the question. If people say, "Yeah, I've tried it and it doesn't > work," then I drop the idea. If people tell me, "I've tried it and > found it was a benefit because of a, b, and c, then I know it's worth > looking into and perhaps worth using. You need a case that's purpose-designed to be a server. They are engineered for air flow, blah blah. But they are also expensive. A home-server might be adequate for your needs. http://www.directron.com/stct01uw.html [snip] - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGx/2RS9HxQb37XmcRArdHAJ91Ogw6u5PwHxZSAv9setuUm4pCRACeOuvw 4AhC4TrbagQMK4gZVxbFD4I= =rFWT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
